Another Day, Another Hotel and Another Ship 🚢

Our last full day here on Madeira 🇵🇹, and the weather wasn’t looking too promising, with dark clouds gathering over the hills behind Funchal. ☁️
On our morning walk, we spotted another cruise ship 🚢 (NCL) that had arrived overnight. We soon found ourselves walking against a tide of day-trippers disembarking from the moored cruise ships!
We decided to check out another of the PortoBay hotels 🏨, the five-star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cliff Bay, just a couple of hundred yards beyond Reid’s Palace. As guests of PortoBay hotels, we had access to the pool and spa areas, and it was immediately obvious why this hotel boasts one star 🌟 more than our own!
During our coffee ☕️ break; at this hotel, we were lucky enough to avoid a brief shower. However, with the weather still looking rather uncertain, we decided to err on the side of caution and take a taxi 🚖 back to our hotel.
We arrived just in time to wave goodbye to the day-trippers as the cruise ships sailed ⛵️ away from the harbour — although, sadly, there was no glorious sunset to see them off! 🌥️
A lovely way to spend our final full day on this beautiful island, despite the weather having other ideas! ❤️🇵🇹Read more